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Jun 24, 2024 · siblings: Cleombrotus, Cleomenes I, Dorieus. children: Pleistarchus. Born Country: Greece. Greek Men. Died on: August 11, 480 BC. place of death: Thermopylae. You wanted to know. 1. What was Leonidas I known for? Leonidas I was known for being a warrior king of the Greek city-state of Sparta. 2.
Leonidas' relationship with his bitterly antagonistic elder brothers is unknown, but he married Cleomenes' daughter, Gorgo, sometime before coming to the throne in 490 BC. Leonidas was heir to the Agiad throne (successor of Cleomenes I) and a full citizen at the time of the Battle of Sepeia against Argos (c. 494 BC).
Aug 11, 2022 · August 07, -480. Immediate Family: Son of Anaxandridas II, king of Sparta and First Wife. Husband of Gorgo, Queen of Sparta. Father of Pleistarchus, king of Sparta. Brother of Dorieus and Cleombrotus Regent of Sparta. Half brother of Cleomenes I King of Sparta. Managed by: Jason Scott Wills.
- estimated between 538 BCE and 478 BCE
- August 11, 2022
- August 07, -480
- Jason Scott Wills
A member of the Agiad house, Leonidas succeeded his half brother, Cleomenes I, as king, probably in 490. He was married to Cleomenes’ daughter, Gorgo, and may have supported Cleomenes’ aggressions against other Greek cities.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Herodotus in his Histories describes the family lineage of Leonidas which could be traced back 20 generations to the mythical hero Hercules. Leonidas' father was the Spartan king Anaxandrides, himself the son of King Leon. Anaxandrides, however, had some problems in producing an heir after his first wife proved barren. The Spartan Ephors and Elders...
Leonidas would have been in his sixties by the time of Thermopylae and undoubtedly an experienced military commander, although we know nothing of his previous commands. Following Xerxes' proposed land invasion of mainland Greece in 480 BCE Leonidas was selected to lead a small contingent of Spartan hoplites - some 300 hand-picked men with male heir...
Leonidas' son Pleistarchus became king on his father's death but due to his young age Pausanius acted as regent. The Greeks, within a year, gained revenge for Thermopylae with victories at Salamis and Plataea; the latter even led by Pausanius, nephew of Leonidas. Xerxes' invasion was emphatically rebuffed and those who fell at Thermopylae were not ...
- Mark Cartwright
Dec 2, 2009 · Leonidas (c. 530-480 B.C.) was a king of the city-state of Sparta from about 490 B.C. until his death at the Battle of Thermopylae against the Persian army in 480 B.C.
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If one remembers that several ancient sources claim Leonidas had a twin brother, it becomes plausible that at the time of Cleomenes' death Leonidas was chosen over his twin (Cleombrotus) because he enjoyed more respect among the Peers.
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